    * Workaround php's broken usage of mb_substr instead of substr with
    mbstring.func_overload and mbstring.internal_encoding ( Boris Zentner )
    * Change Turkey's continent code from AS to EU ( Boris Zentner )
    * Update FIPS codes 20090723 ( Boris Zentner )
1.8 2009-04-02
    * Add continent_code to the city record. See: sample_city.php  ( Boris Zentner )
    * Update FIPS codes 20090401 ( Boris Zentner )
    * Fixed spelling of Kazakhstan, was Kazakstan
    * Fix TN FIPS codes and add two new TH79 and TH80 ( Boris Zentner )
    * Fix geoip_country_code_by_addr when used with a city database for unknown or private records ( cpw )
    * Update timezone.php
    * Sync geoipregionvars.php with fips codes from Jan, 14th 2009 ( Boris Zentner )
    * use metro_code in sample_city.php ( Boris Zentner )  
    * replace the depreciated dma_code field with metro_code ( Boris Zentner )
    * remove wrong but unreferenced Singapur SG fips regions codes ( Boris Zentner )  
    * update regions ( geoipregionvars.php ) ( Boris Zentner )
    * Die when the database file is not found or readable ( Boris Zentner ) 

1.7 2008-1-8
    * Added BL/Saint Barthelemy, MF/Saint Martin (ISO-3166-1 additions)
    * fixed bug with newlines in Country Name
    * replaced $s_array[size] with $s_array['size'] (Daniel Horchner)
    * Fix bug where PHP API didn't work with new edition of GeoIP ISP

1.6 2007-1-10
    * Added AX/Aland Islands, GG/Guernsey, IM/Isle of Man, JE/Jersey (ISO-3166-1 changes)
    * Replaced CS/Serbia and Montenegro with RS/Serbia, removed ZR/Zaire, added ME/Montenegro
    * geoip_country_(code|name)_by_addr now work against Geo(IP|Lite) City (Frank Mather)
    * Added code to lookup zoneinfo timezone given country and region (Frank Mather)
    * TP/East Timor changed to TL/Timor-Leste, reflecting changes in ISO-3166

1.5 2005-11-1
    * Added Shared Memory support for GeoIP City (Frank Mather)
    * Replaced Yugoslavia with Serbia and Montenegro
    * Removed global declaration for $GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE_TO_NUMBER, $GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODES,
        and $GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODES3 

1.4 2005-01-13   Andrew Hill, Awarez Ltd. (http://www.awarez.net)
 *              Formatted file according to PEAR library standards.
 *              Moved $GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE_TO_NUMBER, $GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODES,
 *                  $GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODES3 and $GEOIP_COUNTRY_NAMES into the
 *                  GeoIP class, so that library will still work even when
 *                  not included in the $GLOBAL context.

    * Updated geoip_country_code_by_addr to work with PHP5 (Eric of Host Ultra)
    * Replaced bit operators (| and &) with logical operators (|| and &&)
    * Defined GEOIP_ISP_EDITION

1.3 2004-8-4
    * Changed license from GPL to LGPL so code can be included in PEAR
    * added global definitions to prevent undefined variables error when including from function (Cédric Dufour)
    * Updated country names
    * Added support for GeoIP City, version 1 with DMA and Area codes

1.2 2003-10-28
    * Added support for Shared Memory (Jason Priebe)
    * Added support for Distributed queries
    * Added support for GeoIP Region, version 1
    * Added Anonymous Proxy and Satellite Provider code/labels
    * Changed Taiwan, Province of China to Taiwan

1.1 2003-01-15
    * Added support for GeoIP Region and GeoIP City

1.0 2002-11-21
        * Initial checkin to CVS